Specifications include, but are not limited to: Professional Services as Medical Director (hereafter referred to as “Medical Director”). Provide on-line and off-line Medical Director for the Department. The Medical Director hereby shall: 1. Provide medical control and medical direction as defined in a. 7 NMAC 27.3.9 Medical Direction b. AZ Legislation-Chapter 21.1, Art.1, Sec. 36-2202 c. IHS Manual Part 3, Chapter 17 2. Provide medical guidance and consultation to all sections of the Department; may assist in contract and/or policy reviews; 3. Act as a Medical Liaison for the Department with Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, 638 Health Care Facilities, and neighboring entities as requested; 4. Obtain and acquire Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) licenses for those Department field offices unable by law to obtain their own DEA license by start of contract and maintain those DEA licenses throughout term of contract. Assist those Department field offices allowed by law to hold their own field office DEA license with maintenance of those DEA licenses for duration of contract. In similar fashion, ensure DEA licensure at the time of opening of any new field offices and though the duration of contract. Assist in overseeing medication and controlled substances inventory management by reviewing policies, and redesign as needed to create a system to ensure adherence to DEA policies; 5. Coordinate, collaborate with Department Pharmacy Consultant(s); 6. Collaborate with Department Manager and Supervisors; a. with applications for pre-hospital, Inter-Facility, Community Medicine, special skills; b. to establish, review, revise and/or implement system-wide protocols and/or guidelines for all levels of EMTs; 7. Cooperate with the Arizona and New Mexico EMS Licensing Commission and the Arizona and New Mexico EMS Bureaus, divisions of the Department of Health, regarding investigation of violations of the EMS ACT Section 24-10B1, AZ Leg. Chapter 21.1, Art. 1, sec. 2204.02, et. seq.; and with tribal, state, county, and federal agencies that investigate violations of the law; 8. Serve as a resource in the development of medical, physical and psychological health program for Department personnel well-being; 9. Be active in planning and implementation of training for pre-hospital providers, medical dispatchers, nurses, and physicians involved in the Department system. This includes initial training, continuing medical education, certification and re-certification training requirements at state and national levels; with the focus on expanding the level of care 10. Provide guidance on the development of an active Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance program to include but not limited to outlining requirements for; pertinent ambulance run reviews; access to electronic patient care reporting; post morbidity reviews; cardiac arrest; advance pre-hospital skills (i.e., intubation, IV’s, needle chest decompression, etc.); and inter-facility transport. Evaluate response and scene times; assist the department in participating in state and local trauma registries if available to assist in improvement of care; 11. Provide medical direction and guidance to and advise on the development of the medical ambulance dispatching and flexible ambulance deployment project; 12. Provide medical direction to the Inter-facility transport project. Provide guidance and support in development of plans to expand operations;
